Title: Knick-Knack, Paddy Whack

Artist: Unknown

(Nursery Rhyme)


This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack with his thumb,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two,
He played knick-knack with my shoe,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played three,
He played knick-knack on my knee,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played four,
He played knick-knack at my door,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played five,
He played knick-knack on his hive,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played six,
He played knick-knack with his sticks,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven,
He played knick-knack with his pen,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eight,
He played knick-knack on my gate,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played nine,
He played knick-knack, rise and shine,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played ten,
He played knick-knack in my den,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eleven,
He played knick- knack up in heaven,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played twelve,
He played knick-knack, dig and delve,
With a knick-knack, paddy whack,
Give the dog a bone;
This old man came rolling home.